Corn-planter.



J. SERTIG.

001m iPLANTER. APPLICATION FILED S EPT. 16,1913.

1,084,564. Patefited Jan. 13, 1914.

COLUMBIA PLANOGRAPH coqwAsbllNu'roN. D. c-.

exrrns PATENT OFFICE.

JOHN SEBTIC, 0F CLEVELAND, OHIO.

CORN-PLANTER.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Jan. 13, 1914.

Application filed. September 16, 1913. Serial No. 790,006.

grains, and of that type in which theseed box is attached to the back ofa man, and has a spout or tube leading to a shoe which is attached tothe foot of the man and which acts to drop the grain at each step, theshoe of the planter being provided with a valve which opens at eachstep, and the flow of grain from the said box to the spout beingcontrolled by a valve in the bottom of the said box, this valve beingoperated by a connection to the other foot of the man.

The invention is illustrated in the accompanying drawings, in which-Figure 1 is a side elevation of the device illustrating the manner ofits use. Fig. 2 is a side elevation of the device, partly in section.Fig. 8 is a top view showing the lever which operates the seed box valveand Fig. 4. is a detail in section of the seed valve.

Referring specifically to the drawings, 6 indicates an angular bracketwhich is carried on the back of the man by shoulder straps 7.

8 is the seed box resting on the bracket. This has a valve plate 9 inthe bottom there of, pivoted at 9, and worked by a lever 10 which ispulled one way or the other by cords 11 and 12 fastened to therespective feet of the man. The bottom of the box 8 has outlet tubes 13,one or both of which may be used, according to whether the planting isto be done at each step or at alternate steps. Guide plates 1 1 directthe seed from the valve plate 9 to the tubes 13, and act to allow only acertain amount of seed to pass. The box has a hopper bottom 15 above thevalve plate. A flexible hose 16 extends from the tube 13 to the footoperated device or shoe, which comprises a hollow shoe 17 adapted to bethrust into the ground by the pressure of the foot to which it isfastened by means of a strap 18 and sole plate 19. A lever 20 is pivotedat 19 to-the bottom of the sole plate, and one end of the lever forms agate 20 at the outlet from the shoe 17 A spring 21'normally holds thegate closed. When the weight of the man is placed on the shoe, thelatter is forced into the ground, and the contact of the front end ofthe lever 20 with the ground swings the same and opens the gate E20which allows the seed in the shoe17 to fall into the hole made by theshoe. The lever 10 is connected on-one side by the cord 11 to one footof the man, and by the cord 12 to the other foot, and as the man stepsthe valve 9 is first turned oneway'and opened, and then turned the otherway and closed, so that at each step a quantity of seed falls into thetube 13 and thence to the planting shoe. When two shoes are used, one isattached to each foot, and two tubes 16 are provided. When only one shoeis used, as shown in Fig. 1, the idle tube 13 may be closed by anysuitable plug or the like.

By the means described, lanting may be effected by the act of wal ingacross the field, the grain being dropped into hills either one or twosteps apart.

It will be noticed that the shoe 17 is located under the heel of themans foot, and the front end of the lever 20 is under the toe, so thatthe heel first strikes and thrusts the shoe in the ground, and then asthe toe is brought down the lever 20 is operated, opening the gate andallowing the seed to fall and then withdrawing the shoe from the ground.

Having described my invention, what I claim as new and desire to secureby Letters Patent, is

1. In a foot operated corn planter, the combination of a sole plate, aplant-ing shoe attached thereto, a gate and lever controlling the outletfrom the shoe and pivoted at the under side of the shoe so that thelever will strike the ground and open the gate at each step, and aspring attached to the lever, to close the gate.

2. In a foot operated corn planter, the combination of a planting shoeprovided with means for attaching the same under the heel of the foot, aspring gate controlling the outlet from the shoe, and an operating leverconnected to the gate, and extending forwardly under the foot to the toethereof, whereby the shoe is first driven into the ground by the heelimpact, and the lever then strikes the ground and opens the gate as thetoe descends.

3. In a foot operated corn planter, the combination of a seed boxadapted to be attached to the back of a man and provided with an outlettube a planting device at the In testimony whereof I do aflix mysignaloWer end fof the tube, adaptefd (fior attaihture in presence oftWo Witnesses.

ment to a oot, an oscillating ee valve etween the box and tube, a leverconnected JOHN SERTIO' to the valve, and cords attached to the leverit-messes: 7

and adapted to be connected to the feet of JOHN A. BOMMHARDT,

the man, to operate the valve. 7 F. M. TAGGETT.

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' Washington, D, 0. v

